第十五章：“你响了，夫人？”(22)
‘Message from the witch,’ panted the third Alvinsman. ‘You need to get the Things ready so that she can move them to a safer location.’
‘Are you sure we should get them out of the hiding-place?’ said the first Alvinsman. ‘Was that exactly what the witch said? You know how cross she gets if we do things without being told…’
They were terrified of the Witch Excellinor. She had that effect on people.
Oh please… begged the watching Hiccup in his mind. Please get the Things out of their hiding-place…
‘Well what the witch said exactly was: “If they don’t get the Things out of their hiding place quickly, I will personally remove their backbones with my fingernails,” ’ said the third Alvinsman.
This had the ring of truth to it, and the two Alvinsmen began to twist the pulley that hauled up the anchor-rope. It took all their strength to turn the pulley round in great grunting heaves.
And as they drew the anchor rope in, they also drew in the Things, one by one.
‘Are you sure we should get them out of the hiding-place?’ said the first Alvinsman. ‘Was that exactly what the witch said? You know how cross she gets if we do things without being told…’
They were terrified of the Witch Excellinor. She had that effect on people.
Oh please… begged the watching Hiccup in his mind. Please get the Things out of their hiding-place…
‘Well what the witch said exactly was: “If they don’t get the Things out of their hiding place quickly, I will personally remove their backbones with my fingernails,” ’ said the third Alvinsman.
This had the ring of truth to it, and the two Alvinsmen began to twist the pulley that hauled up the anchor-rope. It took all their strength to turn the pulley round in great grunting heaves.
And as they drew the anchor rope in, they also drew in the Things, one by one.
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